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How it's made

The secrets of making your favourite foods.

How It's Made

Ever wonder how your food is made, at FoodUnfolded we dive into the processes that are used to create the food we eat every day. Learn more about how your food is made at FoodUnfolded

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Chocolate | How it’s Made

Have you ever wondered how cacao makes it from bean to bar?

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Olive Oil | How it’s Made

Have you ever wondered how olive oil makes it from tree to bottle?

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When Does Food Processing Go Too Far?

Are ultra-processed foods doing more harm than good?

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Cheddar Reborn: The Revival of an Artisan Cheese Industry

Reviving an artisan cheese industry

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Tempeh | How It’s Made

What separates tempeh from tofu?

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What Are Antinutrients?

Should we worry about them?

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E-numbers | Could We Live Without Them?

Unpacking the mysteries of E-numbers

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How Does Texture Affect the Way We Eat?

Can texture really make foods taste better?

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The Price of Saffron

The dark side of the lucrative spice

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What is Ghee?

How is this dairy fat made?

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The Ethics of Foie Gras

A culinary delicacy or an animal welfare concern?

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Oat Milk | How It’s Made

5 surprising steps in commercial oat milk production

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What Are Soba Noodles?

Noodles made out of nourishing buckwheat

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What Are Rice Noodles and How Are They Made?

Simple and delicious

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How Cheese is Made

4 Steps to make cheese

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How Yogurt Is Made | Ask The Expert

From A to Z.

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Tony’s Chocolonely: More Than Just Chocolate

Tackling poverty, child labour and deforestation

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Frozen Yoghurt: How It’s Made

How is it different from ice cream?

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How is Instant Coffee Powder Made?

Just how do you make 'instant coffee'?

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Traditional Soy Sauce Brewing | A Portrait in the Netherlands

“The most important ingredient in soy sauce? Time!”

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How is Vanilla Grown?

It’s hard work growing these beans

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Mushroom Farming & Processing | Ask The Expert

Mushrooms can be enriched with Vitamin D?

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The Secrets of Wasabi

You might never have tasted the real thing

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What is Bubble Tea? | Insider Secrets on Bubble Tea

Also known as: boba!

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Animal Testing in Food Research | Ask the Expert

Are there any alternatives?

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Fermentation of Yoghurt and the Chemistry Behind it

What's the science behind yoghurt fermentation?

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Sourdough Starter: How it Works

The chemistry behind your sourdough starter

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Figs & Wasps | How are Figs Pollinated?

Are you potentially eating wasps?

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Manuka Honey and Jarrah Honey | How It’s Made

What makes bioactive honey so different?

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Nutritional Yeast: How It’s Made

Turning a handful of cells into a mountain of flavour.

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Vitamin D Supplements | How It’s Made

Is it really sunshine in a pill?

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Palm Oil | How It’s Made

Origins of the widely-used oil

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Tofu | How It’s Made

It's like cheese!

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Coffee Roasting & Harvesting | Techniques for Flavour

Discover how coffee is sourced, harvested and roasted

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Cashew Nuts | How It’s Made

How are cashew nuts processed?

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Why are some egg yolks so orange?

Cracking the colour of egg yolks

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Dehydrating Food | How It Works

Ancient practices in the modern world

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What Does Jackfruit Taste Like & How Do You Eat It?

Is this fruit sweet or savoury?

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Where Does Jackfruit Come From and How Is It Grown?

Where does jackfruit grow?

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How is Sugar Made?

Find out where this sweet substance comes from!

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How is Soy Sauce Made?

Learn more about this ancient condiment!

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Chewing Gum | What is gum made of?

What ingredients are in your chewing gum?

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3 Different Types of Sugar

Who knew there were so many different forms of sugar?

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Saffron | How it’s Grown

What makes saffron the most expensive spice in the world?

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The Brazil Nut | How It’s Grown

Are Brazil nuts really from Brazil?

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Shelf Life & Food Waste | The Science & Tech Behind Shelf Life

How we stop food waste

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Perfectly Ripe Fruits | How Do They Do It?

How do we find perfectly ripe fruit in the supermarket?

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How is Salt Made?

Where does our favourite mineral come from?

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Rice | The Italian Way

How does Italy produce its famous risotto rice?

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Instant Noodles | How Are They Made?

Why was this goodness invented?

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Kimchi & Kombucha | How It’s Made

Everything you need to know about fermentation.

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Seaweed | Growing & Harvesting Farms

Here’s how British seaweed farms are growing and harvesting this sea plant.

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Sourdough | History Rises Again

How ancient is your sourdough?

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What Makes a Food Product Low-fat?

Discover how fat is removed & replaced in yoghurt.

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Rice in Asia | How it’s Grown

What’s the process to get it from the paddy fields to your plate?

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When Honey is Good & Ready

Can honey go bad?

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Trace Your Food Back to its Source

Food traceability is actually a thing.

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Spirulina | How It’s Grown

Grow algae in a giant tube!

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Tea bags | Where do they come from?

Who invented the tea bag and why do we use it?

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Chickpeas | How It’s Grown

Chickpeas -where do they come from?

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Cheese; to pasteurise or not to pasteurise?

The process of pasteurisation has helped preserve food and made it safe to eat for longer.

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Animal Vaccination (Meat Safety) | How it works

Animals are exposed to diseases just like us, and can also be protected by vaccines.